Val Hull

Val Hull

Resident role-playing RPG game expert. Knows where trolls and paladins come from. You must fight for your right to gather your party before venturing forth.

The Iron Oath Update #23

The Iron Oath, the recently crowdfunded gritty turn-based RPG by Curious Panda, has received a new post-funding update that goes over the game’s overworld simulation. From the adversarial dynamics of multiple Royal Houses and their Vassals, to plagues and political…

Ancient Frontier Released

Ancient Frontier, a turn-based strategy RPG from Fair Weather Studios is now available on Steam with the retail price set at $24.99 or your regional equivalent, plus a launch discount of 25% that will last until September 28, 2017. Set…

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire to be Published by Versus Evil

With Paradox Interactive having published Pillars of Eternity and Tyranny, as well as Pillars of Eternity: Complete Edition (the console port of Pillars created by Paradox Arctic), there wasn’t a doubt in my mind that Obsidian Entertainment will continue their…

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Developer Blog on Modding

Mod support has always been an important part of Mount & Blade’s appeal for certain players, and there’s no denying that mods provide even more replayability for this title that’s already almost endlessly replayable right out of the box. And…

Divinity: Original Sin II v3.0.143.148 Patch Released

A week after its release, Larian Studios’ Divinity: Original Sin II has received its first proper patch that tweaks a couple of things here and there and fixes a great deal of known bugs without messing up your savegames. Another…

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Mobile Nemesis System Trailer

Going for the highest possible “saying the word Nemesis per minute” ratio, a new trailer for Middle-earth: Shadow of War mobile explains the basics of the Shadow of War tie-in game for mobile devices. The brief summary is as follows:…

Middle-earth: Shadow of War Mystic Tribe Trailer

Fighting the stereotype that Orcs should wield large axes and yell “Waagh” a lot, the Mystic tribe in Monolith’s upcoming open-world action-RPG Middle-earth: Shadow of War are all about guttural incantations and dark magic. In addition to the axes, of…

Divinity: Original Sin II Reviews

I’m honestly quite surprised that we’re seeing full reviews for Larian’s Divinity: Original Sin II already, considering how expansive the game is. But if you’re currently unsure whether or not you should get the latest turn-based fantasy RPG from Larian…

Forged of Blood Tokyo Game Show Trailer

A few days ago the developers at Critical Forge have released a short video that showcased the evolution of the Strategic layer in their upcoming turn-based fantasy RPG Forged of Blood. And now, for this year’s Tokyo Game Show, they’ve…